Winter Storm Draco expected to bring snow to NEMO

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Wednesday night into Thursday, reporting snow accumulations of 3-7 inches possible north of the Highway 36 corridor.

According to the weather alert, Winter Storm Draco's southern edge will move into the Midwest Wednesday night, with a chance to produce light to moderate snowfall amounts. The storm will also pack sustained winds between 20-30 mph and gusts as high as 45 mph.

The weather service admits in the release the exact course and potential for the storm is not known.

"Uncertainty remains regarding this system," the alert says.

Light rain Wednesday afternoon should transition to snow Wednesday evening and intensify through Thursday morning before diminishing by mid-morning.